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discuss the Jewish setting & context of the early church as described by Luke in the early chapters of Acts. Please, provide specific examples from the early chapters of Acts of the church’s “Jewishness.” Explain why you think Luke went to such lengths to depict the early church as authentically Jewish. Why is it important for Christians today to understand the Jewish roots of their faith?
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Jewish Setting and Context of the Early Church
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Jewish Setting and Context of the Early Church
The Jewish setting features prominently in the early church context, as expounded by
Luke in the book of Acts. While Luke’s primary reader was Theophilus, its content also covers a
broader audience among the first-century church. This church faced many problems, prominent
among them the discord between Jewish and Gentile believers.1 Luke sought to address these
issues as well as the plight of the poor and women and persecutions and imprisonment of
Christians.
Importantly, there were deep connections between Jews and ...
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